A Dem Congressman had to leave a rally as his wife went into labor. A smart opponent would offer his hearty congratulations in an ad—while pointing out the $40,000 in debt every American newborn faces due to government profligacy. Bonus points: Show the $1,000 savings bond you’re sending the tyke, wonder where he’ll get the rest in a Dem economy.

Whether or not the “system worked” in this latest round of attempted jihadist bombings, we are left with investigations and prosecutions to be carried out by an administration which has rejected waterboarding and military justice for war criminals. Hardly comforting, is it?

Saturday, 30 October 2010

The jury sitting in judgment of [Boston] City Councilor Chuck Turner began deliberations yesterday after a final bizarre twist in the trial — the accused pol’s lawyer said in his closing remarks that his client took no more than $200 of an alleged $1,000 bribe, that FBI informant Ronald Wilburn pocketed the rest and that Turner never did anything for Wilburn.

So he’s both a small-timer and a cheat.

Meanwhile, the jury has started a second day of deliberations, despite that admission of guilt. That’s never a good sign. (Via InstaPundit.)

Prominent Republicans who supported Obambi are given a fresh opportunity to beclown themselves, and take advantage of it by sticking with him. They had to. There is a political truism: Flipping (one change of position) suggests growth, depth and wisdom; flip-flopping (two or more changes of position) reflects vacillation and cluelessness. These poor bastards are stuck with him, even more than Dems.